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'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; - d. September 28, 1970)<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a highl;y influential American novelist best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'', comprising  ''The 42nd Parallel'' (1930), ''1919'' (1932), and ''The Big Money'' (1936). He also wrote ''Three Soldiers'' (1921), ''Manhattan Transfer'' (1925), and (in his conservative stage). ''District of Columbia'' (1952), a trilogy, and ''Midcentury'' (1961), as well as many histories, travel accounts and magazine articles.

'''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; - d. September 28, 1970)<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a highly influential [[American]] [[novel]]ist best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'', comprising  ''The 42nd Parallel'' (1930), ''1919'' (1932), and ''The Big Money'' (1936). He also wrote ''Three Soldiers'' (1921), ''Manhattan Transfer'' (1925), and (in his [[conservative]] stage). ''District of Columbia'' (1952), a trilogy, and ''Midcentury'' (1961), as well as many histories, travel accounts and magazine articles.

==Career==

==Career==

The son of a wealthy American businessman of Portuguese heritage, Dos Passos attended Harvard College and was an ambulance driver the World War I.  He traveled widely, especially in Mexico.

The son of a wealthy American businessman of Portuguese heritage, Dos Passos attended Harvard College and was an ambulance driver the World War I.  He traveled widely, especially in Mexico.